COLLEGE HEIGHTS GIRLS 61, THOMAS JEFFERSON 31
Up by 11 at halftime, College Heights Christian’s girls extended their lead to 21 (42-21) by the end of the third period en route to a convincing win over the Cavaliers.
Libby Fanning led College Heights with 22 points and eight rebounds, while Maddy Colin added 17 points, 10 rebounds and four steals. Jayli Johnson had nine points, five assists and four steals, while Lauren Ukena contributed five assists, five steals and two points.
Lannah Grigg scored 14 points and Gabbi Hiebert added 10 to lead the Cavaliers (10-10).
College Heights led 16-7 at the end of the first period, 26-15 at the break and 42-21 by the end of the third quarter.
College Heights improved to 13-10.
Thomas Jefferson hosts Exeter on Thursday.
College Heights hosts McAuley Catholic on Friday.
NEVADA GIRLS 54, NEOSHO 29
NEVADA, Mo. — Nevada’s girls basketball team used a dominant second quarter to take control of Tuesday’s non-conference clash with the Wildcats inside Wynn Gymnasium.
Up 13-7 at the end of the first quarter, the Tigers outscored the Wildcats 16-5 in the game-changing second quarter to pull away for good.
Late in the second period, Clara Swearingen knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and Maddy Majors scored the final five points of the first half to give Nevada a comfortable 29-12 halftime advantage.
After winning the third period 20-7, Nevada held a commanding 49-19 lead entering the final frame.
Nevada improved to 18-4, while Neosho fell to 10-10.
A junior guard, Swearingen scored 21 points for the Tigers. A senior guard, Majors added 20 points.
Senior forward Karlee Ellick led Neosho with 11 points and classmate Reagan McInturff had eight.
Both teams return to conference action later this week, as Neosho hosts Ozark on Thursday and Nevada hosts McDonald County on Friday.
The Tigers will look to secure a Big 8 West title on Friday.
COLLEGE HEIGHTS BOYS 63, THOMAS JEFFERSON 57 (OVERTIME)
Four quarters of basketball wasn’t enough, as College Heights needed an overtime period to earn an Ozark 7 win over Thomas Jefferson on Tuesday.
Both teams found themselves tied at 55s at the end of regulation, sending the conference clash into overtime. The Cougars (18-5, 4-0 Ozark 7) outscored the Cavaliers 8-2 in overtime, taking advantage of four straight turnovers by TJ (15-6, 2-1 Ozark 7) and knocking down all six free throws to fuel the win.
“Our kids did a nice job of handling some early adversity to get back in the game,” Thomas Jefferson coach Chris Myers said to SoMo Sports. “If you would have told me we would be down 12-0, but have the ball with less than 10 seconds to play in a tie game, I’d have taken that all day. In the end, we just had too many turnovers to beat a good team like College Heights.”
Caleb Quade and Curtis Davenport each had 23 points to lead College Heights in scoring.
Jay Ball had 19 points and nine rebounds as well as six blocks to lead Thomas Jefferson. Kip Atteberry knocked down four 3-pointers on the way to 14 points, while Tyler Brouhard had 11 points, eight rebounds, seven steals and four blocks.
College Heights hosts McAuley on Friday.
Thomas Jefferson hosts Exeter on Thursday.
NEVADA BOYS 80, PLEASANT HILL 67
NEVADA, Mo. — Nevada took the lead early en route to winning the non-conference matchup between district foes.
Nevada built a 25-9 lead by the end of the opening frame.
The Tigers were up 38-28 at the break before pulling away for a 60-44 lead by the end of the third quarter.
Jack Cheaney scored 24 points to lead Nevada, while Brice Budd had 19 points and Drew Beachler added 15.
Nevada improved to 11-12 overall.
The Tigers host McDonald County on Friday in a key Big 8 West clash.
SENECA BOYS 58, EAST NEWTON 56
Seneca’s Ethan Altic made the game-winning basket just before the final buzzer.
The Indians had to come from behind in this one, as the Patriots held a 33-19 lead at intermission.
Seneca (12-9) hosts Lamar (8-14) on Wednesday night.
GOLDEN CITY BOYS 43, MCAULEY CATHOLIC 39
Golden City took control in the second quarter and held on for the win over McAuley Catholic on Tuesday in Ozark 7 action.
Golden City outscored McAuley 14-6 in the second quarter to take a 19-11 lead into the intermission. Golden City held on down the stretch to earn the win.
Noah Black had 10 points to lead McAuley (6-17, 1-3 Ozark 7) in scoring, while Michael Parrigon finished with eight. Bradley Wagner and Alex Bohachick each finished with six.
Josh Reeves scored 19 points for Golden City (15-8).
McAuley is at College Heights on Friday.
